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Chapter XXV
It was a wonderful day of June skies and roses. Maxwell had sent a note by special messenger to Cornelia to say that two world-tennis champions were to play at the Cricket Grounds that afternoon and would she like to go? If so he would call for her at two o’clock. So Cornelia had baked macaroni and cheese, roasted some apples and made a chocolate cornstarch pudding. There was cold meat in the refrigerator, and she wrote a note to Louise in case she should be late.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Maxwell had sent a note by special messenger to Cornelia to say that two world-tennis champions were to play at the Cricket Grounds that afternoon and would she like to go?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It was a wonderful day of June skies and roses.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Maxwell had sent a note by special messenger to Cornelia to say that two world-tennis champions were to play at the Cricket Grounds that afternoon and would she like to go?”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a wonderful day of June skies and roses.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Maxwell had sent a note by special messenger to Cornelia to say that two world-tennis champions were to play at the Cricket Grounds that afternoon and would she like to go?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a wonderful day of June skies and roses.
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From this reading So Cornelia had baked macaroni and cheese, roasted some apples and made a chocolate cornstarch pudding.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Maxwell had sent a note by special messenger to Cornelia to say that two world-tennis champions were to play at the Cricket Grounds that afternoon and would she like to go?
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From this reading So Cornelia had baked macaroni and cheese, roasted some apples and made a chocolate cornstarch pudding.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There was cold meat in the refrigerator, and she wrote a note to Louise in case she should be late.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Maxwell had sent a note by special messenger to Cornelia to say that two world-tennis champions were to play at the Cricket Grounds that afternoon and would she like to go?
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From this reading If so he would call for her at two o’clock.
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From this reading There was cold meat in the refrigerator, and she wrote a note to Louise in case she should be late.
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From this reading Maxwell had sent a note by special messenger to Cornelia to say that two world-tennis champions were to play at the Cricket Grounds that afternoon and would she like to go?
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From this reading So Cornelia had baked macaroni and cheese, roasted some apples and made a chocolate cornstarch pudding.
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From this reading So Cornelia had baked macaroni and cheese, roasted some apples and made a chocolate cornstarch pudding.
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From this reading There was cold meat in the refrigerator, and she wrote a note to Louise in case she should be late.
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From this reading Maxwell had sent a note by special messenger to Cornelia to say that two world-tennis champions were to play at the Cricket Grounds that afternoon and would she like to go?
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From this reading So Cornelia had baked macaroni and cheese, roasted some apples and made a chocolate cornstarch pudding.
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From this reading Maxwell had sent a note by special messenger to Cornelia to say that two world-tennis champions were to play at the Cricket Grounds that afternoon and would she like to go?
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From this reading It was a wonderful day of June skies and roses.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If so he would call for her at two o’clock.
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From this reading Maxwell had sent a note by special messenger to Cornelia to say that two world-tennis champions were to play at the Cricket Grounds that afternoon and would she like to go?
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From this reading Maxwell had sent a note by special messenger to Cornelia to say that two world-tennis champions were to play at the Cricket Grounds that afternoon and would she like to go?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Maxwell had sent a note by special messenger to Cornelia to say that two world-tennis champions were to play at the Cricket Grounds that afternoon and would she like to go?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If so he would call for her at two o’clock.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading If so he would call for her at two o’clock.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If so he would call for her at two o’clock.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was cold meat in the refrigerator, and she wrote a note to Louise in case she should be late.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a wonderful day of June skies and roses.
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From this reading It was a wonderful day of June skies and roses.
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From this reading There was cold meat in the refrigerator, and she wrote a note to Louise in case she should be late.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maxwell had sent a note by special messenger to Cornelia to say that two world-tennis champions were to play at the Cricket Grounds that afternoon and would she like to go?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was cold meat in the refrigerator, and she wrote a note to Louise in case she should be late.
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From this reading So Cornelia had baked macaroni and cheese, roasted some apples and made a chocolate cornstarch pudding.
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From this reading So Cornelia had baked macaroni and cheese, roasted some apples and made a chocolate cornstarch pudding.
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From this reading Maxwell had sent a note by special messenger to Cornelia to say that two world-tennis champions were to play at the Cricket Grounds that afternoon and would she like to go?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was cold meat in the refrigerator, and she wrote a note to Louise in case she should be late.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maxwell had sent a note by special messenger to Cornelia to say that two world-tennis champions were to play at the Cricket Grounds that afternoon and would she like to go?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maxwell had sent a note by special messenger to Cornelia to say that two world-tennis champions were to play at the Cricket Grounds that afternoon and would she like to go?
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From this reading If so he would call for her at two o’clock.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a wonderful day of June skies and roses.
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From this reading Maxwell had sent a note by special messenger to Cornelia to say that two world-tennis champions were to play at the Cricket Grounds that afternoon and would she like to go?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So Cornelia had baked macaroni and cheese, roasted some apples and made a chocolate cornstarch pudding.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was cold meat in the refrigerator, and she wrote a note to Louise in case she should be late.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So Cornelia had baked macaroni and cheese, roasted some apples and made a chocolate cornstarch pudding.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a wonderful day of June skies and roses.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maxwell had sent a note by special messenger to Cornelia to say that two world-tennis champions were to play at the Cricket Grounds that afternoon and would she like to go?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maxwell had sent a note by special messenger to Cornelia to say that two world-tennis champions were to play at the Cricket Grounds that afternoon and would she like to go?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Maxwell had sent a note by special messenger to Cornelia to say that two world-tennis champions were to play at the Cricket Grounds that afternoon and would she like to go?
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading There was cold meat in the refrigerator, and she wrote a note to Louise in case she should be late.
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From this reading It was a wonderful day of June skies and roses.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading If so he would call for her at two o’clock.
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From this reading So Cornelia had baked macaroni and cheese, roasted some apples and made a chocolate cornstarch pudding.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maxwell had sent a note by special messenger to Cornelia to say that two world-tennis champions were to play at the Cricket Grounds that afternoon and would she like to go?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Maxwell had sent a note by special messenger to Cornelia to say that two world-tennis champions were to play at the Cricket Grounds that afternoon and would she like to go?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Maxwell had sent a note by special messenger to Cornelia to say that two world-tennis champions were to play at the Cricket Grounds that afternoon and would she like to go?
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From this reading There was cold meat in the refrigerator, and she wrote a note to Louise in case she should be late.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Maxwell had sent a note by special messenger to Cornelia to say that two world-tennis champions were to play at the Cricket Grounds that afternoon and would she like to go?
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From this reading Maxwell had sent a note by special messenger to Cornelia to say that two world-tennis champions were to play at the Cricket Grounds that afternoon and would she like to go?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a wonderful day of June skies and roses.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Maxwell had sent a note by special messenger to Cornelia to say that two world-tennis champions were to play at the Cricket Grounds that afternoon and would she like to go?
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was a wonderful day of June skies and roses.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maxwell had sent a note by special messenger to Cornelia to say that two world-tennis champions were to play at the Cricket Grounds that afternoon and would she like to go?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Maxwell had sent a note by special messenger to Cornelia to say that two world-tennis champions were to play at the Cricket Grounds that afternoon and would she like to go?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was cold meat in the refrigerator, and she wrote a note to Louise in case she should be late.
